11th. To White Hall, thinking there to have seen the Duchesse of
Newcastle's coming this night to Court to make a visit to the
Queene, the King having been with her yesterday to make her a
visit since her coming to town. The whole story of this lady is
a romance, and all she does is romantic. Her footmen in velvet
coats, and herself in an antique dress, as they say; and was the
other day at her own play, "The Humourous Lovers;" the most
ridiculous thing that ever was wrote, but yet she and her Lord
mightily pleased with it; and she at the end made her respects to
the players from her box, and did give them thanks. There is as
much expectation of her coming to Court, that so people may come
to see her, as if it were the Queene of Sweden; but I lost my
labour, for she did not come this night. There have been two
fires in the City within this week.
12th. By water to White Hall, and there did our usual business
before the Duke of York: but it fell out that, discoursing of
matters of money, it rose to a mighty heat, very high words
arising between Sir G.
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